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Route Reliability

Houston → BTR

IAH–BTR · 253 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to BTR Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
2,212
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 2,212 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

IAH–BTR flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 AM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

IAH–BTR flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 79%.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–BTR flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(312 flights)
  • Tue87%(306 flights)
  • Wed86%(318 flights)
  • Thu84%(319 flights)
  • Fri79%(315 flights)
  • Sat79%(277 flights)
  • Sun80%(327 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(63 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(386 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(651 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(228 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(621 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(225 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 65% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%167
July 202577%162
August 202579%170
September 202592%176
October 202584%190
November 202582%197
December 202583%175
January 202685%176
February 202693%160
March 202679%203
April 202682%209
May 202683%189

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Based on 2,212 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.